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Marathon MAC Football
Championship Game
Conference Football Championship
SportCollege football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Current stadiumFord Field
Current locationDetroit, Michigan
Played1997–present
Last contest2019
Current championMiami RedHawks
Most championshipsMarshall Thundering Herd (5)
TV partner(s)ESPN2
Official websiteMAC-Sports.com football
Sponsors
Marathon Petroleum (2003–present)
Host stadiums
Marshall University Stadium (1997–2000, 2002)
Glass Bowl (2001)
Doyt Perry Stadium (2003)
Ford Field (2004–present)
Host locations
Huntington, West Virginia (1997–2000, 2002)
Toledo, Ohio (2001)
Bowling Green, Ohio (2003)
Detroit, Michigan (2004–present)

The MAC Football Championship Game is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been sponsored by Marathon Petroleum (officially known as the Marathon MAC Football Championship Game). The winner of the game is guaranteed a berth in a bowl game which the MAC has contractual obligations to field a team. Unlike the MAC's Group of Five contemporaries, which hold their respective championship games on campus sites, the MAC Championship Game is held at a neutral site, Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan since 2004.

The Mid-American Conference football awards are given annually by the Mid-American Conference (MAC) at the conclusion of each college football season. The conference gives out a total of five awards, the Offensive, Defensive, and Freshman Players of the Year, the Coach of the Year, and the Vern Smith Leadership Award, which is given to the league's MVP in that season. The regular season will conclude with the 23rd Marathon MAC Football Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 7 (time/television TBA) from Ford Field in Detroit. This will mark the 16th Marathon MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men’s Final Four. Play Touchdown: American Football on Agame.com - You'll need some serious skills (or a miracle) to score the winning touchdown!

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In 2000, 2001, and 2007, due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. In other years, the teams with the best overall conference records received a berth.

The game is held on the first Saturday in December, on the same weekend that other NCAA Division I FBS conferences hold their championship games.

Results by year[edit]

Below are the results from all MAC Football Championship Games played. The winning team appears in bold font, on a background of their primary team color. Rankings are from the AP Poll released prior to the game.

From 1997 through 2003, the championship game was played at campus sites. Since 2004, the game has been played at Ford Field in Detroit.

Best American Football Management Game

YearEastWestSiteAttendance
1997Marshall Thundering Herd34Toledo Rockets14Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV28,021
1998Marshall Thundering Herd23Toledo Rockets1728,085
199911Marshall Thundering Herd34Western Michigan Broncos3028,069
2000Marshall Thundering Herd19Western Michigan Broncos1424,816
200120Marshall Thundering Herd36Toledo Rockets41Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH20,025
200224Marshall Thundering Herd49Toledo Rockets45Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV24,582
200313Miami RedHawks4920Bowling Green Falcons27Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH24,813
2004Miami RedHawks27Toledo Rockets35Ford Field • Detroit, MI22,138
2005Akron Zips31Northern Illinois Huskies3012,051
2006Ohio Bobcats10Central Michigan Chippewas3125,483
2007Miami RedHawks10Central Michigan Chippewas3525,013
2008Buffalo Bulls4212Ball State Cardinals2412,871
2009Ohio Bobcats10Central Michigan Chippewas2023,714
2010Miami RedHawks2624Northern Illinois Huskies2112,031
2011Ohio Bobcats20Northern Illinois Huskies2313,052
201218Kent State Golden Flashes3719Northern Illinois Huskies442OT18,132
2013Bowling Green Falcons4716Northern Illinois Huskies2721,106
2014Bowling Green Falcons17Northern Illinois Huskies5115,110
2015Bowling Green Falcons34Northern Illinois Huskies1416,425
2016Ohio Bobcats2313Western Michigan Broncos2945,615
2017Akron Zips28Toledo Rockets 4516,225
2018Buffalo Bulls29Northern Illinois Huskies3010,255
2019Miami RedHawks26Central Michigan Chippewas2122,427

Results by team[edit]

AppearancesSchoolWinsLossesWin %Year(s) WonYear(s) Lost
8Northern Illinois44.5002011, 2012, 2014, 20182005, 2010, 2013, 2015
6Marshall51.8331997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 20022001
6Toledo33.5002001, 2004, 20171997, 1998, 2002
5Miami32.6002003, 2010, 20192004, 2007
4Central Michigan31.7502006, 2007, 20092019
4Bowling Green22.5002013, 20152003, 2014
4Ohio04.0002006, 2009, 2011, 2016
3Western Michigan12.33320161999, 2000
2Akron11.50020052017
2Buffalo11.50020082018
1Kent State01.0002012
1Ball State01.0002008

Eastern Michigan is the only team currently in the conference to have not attended a Championship Game. Marshall is the only Championship Game Winner to not be a current member of the MAC.

MVPs[edit]

YearMVP(s)TeamPosition
1997Randy MossMarshallWR
1998Chad PenningtonMarshallQB
1999Chad PenningtonMarshallQB
2000Byron LeftwichMarshallQB
2001Chester TaylorToledoRB
2002Byron LeftwichMarshallQB
2003Ben RoethlisbergerMiamiQB
2004Bruce GradkowskiToledoQB
2005Luke GetsyAkronQB
2006Damien LinsonCentral MichiganWR
2007Dan LeFevourCentral MichiganQB
2008Mike NewtonBuffaloDB
2009Dan LeFevourCentral MichiganQB
2010Thomas MerriweatherMiamiRB
2011Nathan PalmerNorthern IllinoisWR
2012Jordan LynchNorthern IllinoisQB
2013Matt JohnsonBowling GreenQB
2014Drew HareNorthern IllinoisQB
2015Travis GreeneBowling GreenRB
2016Corey DavisWestern MichiganWR

Photo gallery[edit]

  • Before 2006 MAC Championship Game

  • 2006 MAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Ohio

See also[edit]

References[edit]

American Football Miniclip

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